{"id":2000123325,"date":"2026-08-22T09:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000123325"},"modified":"2026-08-22T09:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:23:45","slug":"aiesec-alumni-mea-conference-opens-in-kigali-with-dialogue-learning-and-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/aiesec-alumni-mea-conference-opens-in-kigali-with-dialogue-learning-and-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"AIESEC Alumni MEA conference opens in Kigali with dialogue, learning and collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AIESEC is a global youth-led organisation focused on developing leadership among young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted at the Hilltop Hotel, Day One featured discussions, panel sessions, dialogues and Bloccpay presentations, creating a platform for participants to exchange ideas, share experiences and explore issues relevant to the future of leadership and alumni engagement across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key highlight of the day was the opportunity for delegates to engage beyond the conference venue through visits to Norrsken House Kigali and African Leadership University (ALU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visits offered participants insights into Rwanda\u2019s growing innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership ecosystem, while providing opportunities to connect with institutions contributing to Africa\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the day, the conference maintained an atmosphere of openness and learning, with participants engaging in thought-provoking conversations and sharing diverse perspectives from across the MEA region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day One set an inspiring tone for the conference, combining meaningful conversations with opportunities to learn, connect and experience Rwanda\u2019s vibrant innovation and leadership landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As delegates look ahead to the remaining days of the conference, anticipation is building around the conversations, activities and experiences still to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AIESEC Alumni MEA Conference continues in Kigali, with Day Two promising more dialogue, connection, learning and opportunities to shape ideas for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participants engaged in dialogue during the AIESEC Alumni MEA Conference in Kigali.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The AIESEC Alumni MEA Conference officially got underway in Kigali on Friday, August 21, 2026, bringing together AIESEC alumni, leaders and professionals from across the Middle East and Africa for a day centred on dialogue, knowledge sharing, collaboration and meaningful connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000123332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000123325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-40","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000123332,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-8.14.49-AM.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"Participants engaged in dialogue during the AIESEC Alumni MEA Conference in Kigali.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1280,"height":936,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-8.14.49-AM.jpeg","width":1280,"height":936},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-8.14.49-AM.jpeg","width":1280,"height":936},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-8.14.49-AM.jpeg","width":1280,"height":936},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-8.14.49-AM.jpeg","width":1280,"height":936},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-8.14.49-AM.jpeg","width":1280,"height":936}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000123325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000123333,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123325\/revisions\/2000123333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000123332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000123325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000123325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000123325"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000123325"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000123325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}